By Andrew Warshaw
July 21 – Former World Cup-winning captain Dunga looks set to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil’s national coach following the World Cup host nation’s 7-1 semi-final humiliation against eventual winners Germany.
The Brazilian FA is keen not to go down the route of appointing a foreigner and Dunga has emerged as the favourite to serve for a second time – just as Scolari did.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) had planned to announce the new man last week but instead named a co-ordination team with a brief to find a new national coach as soon as possible. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday.
Media reports say Dunga, sacked after the 2010 World Cup, is favourite to return rather than take up an offer to coach Venezuela.
The former Fiorentina and Stuttgart midfielder replaced 1994 coach Carlos Alberto Parreira after the 2006 World Cup. He led Brazil to Copa America success in 2007 and the 2009 Confederations Cup but was sacked following the side’s 2010 World Cup quarter-final defeat to Holland. Brazil are desperately seeking some kind of stability and appear to be putting their faith in Dunga to better his previous achievements rather than go for someone with different ideas but less experience.
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